Telstra said its network had “performed strongly” during yesterday’s free data day.

“Over a 24-hour period, or 25 hours for those living in states where daylight savings ended, customers downloaded the most amount of data ever on our mobile network,” a spokesperson said.

“Customers took the opportunity to stream and download movies, binge watch TV shows, run computer updates and install software, and compete in gaming marathons around the world, for free,” the spokesperson said.

“By the end of Sunday, our customers had download 2686 terabytes of data, which is 46 per cent more than the amount downloaded on Free Data Day in 14 February, and equivalent to 3.4 million HD movies.”

“Overall, the majority of customers continued to experience a reliable level of service and we look forward to continuing to provide this well into the future.”

“We were aware of significant demand for mobile services due to our free data day and did have software changes implemented to better stretch the available resources in the area to provide some relief,” Telstra’s official Twitter account tweetedyesterday in response to customer complaints.

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